A man has been taken into the care of paramedics after emergency services descended on a quiet country road near Paddock Wood.

Police said they were called at 9.23am today (February 23) to reports of concern for the welfare of a man in Mile Oak Road, near The Elm Tree pub.

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) and Kent Fire and Rescue Service were also called and several roads in the immediate area were closed off during the response, which lasted around five hours.